About

About

Attorney Jillian E. Atuegbu Jackson

Jillian E. Atuegbu Jackson is an accomplished attorney in the practice of family law. She is certified by the California State Bar as a Family Law Specialist. Ms. Jackson’s practice is devoted exclusively to family law matters. She understands and recognizes how incredibly stressful and life-altering separating from a spouse or partner can be. She ensures that she has a clear understanding of her client’s goals, while providing practical solutions based in the law. She knows the processes and procedures that will affect her clients’ cases and enlists the assistance of experts, as appropriate. Ms. Jackson is child-focused and expects that her clients always consider the best interests of their children. That they appreciate how certain outcomes may affect parent-child relationships in the future. Ms. Jackson is compassionate, organized, focused, and has a keen attention to detail. She has vast experience settling family law matters as well as trying them before private and public bench officers. Ms. Jackson’s focus is always to settle matters outside of court, if at all possible. Ms. Jackson will advocate avidly for her clients in settlement discussions and in court.

Attorney Jillian E. Atuegbu

While Ms. Jackson grew up with an intact family, she understands how conflict between parents can affect the relationship between parties and their children. Ms. Jackson’s hope is to mitigate damage to parental relationships throughout the divorce process and encourage effective co-parenting skills.

Ms. Jackson is also an active member of the legal community. She is a Board Member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) and a Board Member of the Alameda County Family Law Association (ACFLA).

Ms. Jackson has been selected for inclusion in the 2022 and 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers List. Each year, no more than 5% of lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor by the research team at Super Lawyers. She was also selected in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 to the Northern California Super Lawyer Rising Star list. Each year, no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Areas of Practice (100% Family Law)

  • Divorce/Legal Separation/Annulment
  • Child Custody and Visitation
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support
  • Simple and Complex Property division (valuation and reimbursement claims)
  • Divorce Planning and Preparation
  • Parentage Actions
  • Same Sex Family Law
  • Military Divorce

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Davis
  • Certificate, ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Program (National Institute of Trial Advocacy)

Professional Associations

  • Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, Board Member
  • Alameda County Family Law Association, Board Member
  • Eastern Alameda County Bar Association Member, Past President
  • State Bar of California, Member of Family Law Section
  • Alameda County Bar Association, Member of Family Law Section
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association, Member of Family Law Section
  • California Lawyers Association, Family Law Executive Committee Past Board Member

Pro Bono Activities

  • Volunteer attorney with Alameda County Bar Association
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